Though only a small fraction of Wii owners will ever mod their console, there's something strangely comforting to our status as a
species that it's imminently doable. The latest in this long line of
Wii hacks is the WiiZii, which is termed a "plug and play" no-solder method of playing Wii backups and other fun modchip-style stuff. WiiZii has an upgradable firmware, and is being touted as "future proof" against any forthcoming attempts by Nintendo to block it, but what's really exciting is the external SATA connector for extra-speedy ISO loads off of your favorite SATA hard drive -- no more dinky USB keys. Right now WiiZii is in prototype stage, but we're sure somebody will be hitting us up for cash for the mod in the near future -- if you're feeling a little stingy, just remember: hacking consoles that we've already paid money for to be able to do what we want with them is the only thing separating us from the apes. That and Hulu.
posted Jan 16th 2009 9:10AM
There is a typo... not that I care. I just point it out because I have nothing to do at work.
..... and you have a job.........You know, for a lot of us today, you're one lucky S of a B.
I care. It's a PITA to have to read a sentence twice to figure out what's being said. Occasionally is acceptable, but it happens way too often here. You would think a site as big as Engadget could develop a system by which each writer's article is reviewed by one other writer before it goes live.
@NHAnimator
Just to let you know, I had to read your post twice.
Hey hey Kali4. Maybe he's Russian.
or, of course, rushin'.
@ NHAnimator
Just to let you know, I read your post more than once and still don't get it...
Oh wait, does that mean, er.... aaaaaah!!!
Oh, and Kris Kros says "I'm the figgity figgity figgity figgity first".
You mean, FIRST LOSER.
I think we can make an allowance for the awesome use of kris kross, just this once though
Kris Kros, you aged yourself there mister ;)
Awesomeness?
Kriss Kross is basically another "Solja Boy" - One hit wonders that just won't go away. Had Kriss Kross debuted during the internet age, they'd still be remixing that same bullsht song.
Flashpoint, you have no idea, check Wikipedia before you post bullshit, they had several hits .... no go away. most of your comments are crap anyway.
I would never mod my Wii because I'm afraid of damaging something during the soldering process. However; this might be one mod I'd consider.
I soldered the modchip in my Wii. It's not hard. but you should train soldering if it's your first time.
read the article...you don't need to solder anything
Read the first post, then mine and then think before you post, I just told him that's not so hard to solder any other Modchip which will be cheaper for sure.
i was speaking to the first post dumb ass. please, before you think, please think some more, and before you think some more chew on this...if you were able to solder a chip into your wii then yeah, it must be pretty damn easy.
you must be stupid, he meant the soldering process prevented him from modifying his Wii and that this is an alternative without soldering.
Nintendo should release a "Wii Pro" with a built in HDD or at least 8GB of Flash memory.
They have one already, it's used in hotels and other public places. They come with about 20 or 30 preloaded games. Of course, they'll never let us get our hands on one...
8GB Flash memory that would be like 1 Game ... Since the ISO is 4.3 GB ... FAIL !
right, because all games fill up the entire disk...
WiiZii?
WiiZii F. Baby!
♫♫ (Hey Mr. Modder)
Hello!
Tell me where you been?
Hahaha, you know! Hahaha
They been asking, they been searching, they been wondering why
Yeah, Ha-ha, ha I know! Haha ♫♫
♫♫ Shawty wanna mod
ISOs in the drive
Shawty wanna boot off my eSATA
You know I like to snatch
Ya lovely torrent seeds ♫♫
i see your quite musicly inclined :)
+1 for knowing the music note ASCII
That's Lil' Wario, right? On Tha Bros' III
That's not ASCII but unicode.
This is a mod that's movin' on up!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Jefferson
This looks cool. Now, please for the love of god make one for the 360. PS3 would be nice too, but seriously, this thing would absolutely rule on a 360 given it's enormous library of excellent games.
amen!
and maybe it wont be so noisy if the xbox loads from the hd instead of the dvd drive.
If you can hear your game system, you are not turning the volume of your games up high enough!
I'm just glad to hear that we are separate from the apes. Before this
mod I wasn't sure :)
I can finally play WiiSports again.
Nice :) I'd have a go at this, second hand wii's are cheap now in the unlikely event I balls it up somehow.
suddenly I'm interested in getting a Wii
but your pocket says otherwise.
There's a joke in here, it involves pants, pockets and a sudden "interest" if you will.
I'll let all of you figure it out on your own.
It will be...relevant to my interests...yes...
"Though only a small fraction of Wii owners will every mod their console"
It's EVER not EVERY. Idiot.
"Though only a small fraction of Wii owners will every mod their console"
It's EVER not EVERY. Idiot.
Ugh, sorry bout that.
Hit the "Add Comment" button ONCE. Idiot.
"if you're feeling a little stingy, just remember: hacking consoles that we've already paid money for to be able to do what we want with them is the only thing separating us from the apes."
Really? Paying money to pirate games is the only thing separating us from the apes? Modchips have absolutely no purpose besides piracy, since running homebrew code doesn't require any modding at all. And the whole "backups" argument is bullshit, as these days "backups" is just a thinly veiled codeword for warez. Remember kids, piracy is a no-no. If you want those game developers to keep making games, BUY THEM! Why would you pay money to a company so that you can rip off game developers? If you like a game enough to pirate it, then buy it and show the developers that they're doing something right.
On the other hand, it would be nice for the Wii to get game demos, because otherwise there's no way of telling whether you like a game before you buy it. But too often, people will pirate games to "try" them and then end up finishing the whole game.
Oh, there you are! I was wondering if you'd show up!!
This mod in particular seems like it has a rather obvious "legitimate" purpose, in that one can load all of their legally purchased games onto a disk and play them without having to change disks all the time. Personally, I don't play marathon sessions involving multiple games, so it's not too inconvenient for me to change disks, but there is a clear benefit to legitimate gamers here.
Really - 'backups' are just code for warez?
So what you're saying is that there's never any reason that a disc should become damaged, either because it was dropped or mishandled by a child playing one of these games (and since they're marketed towards young children, that risk is very real).
Or even worse - that a disc becomes lost or misplaced, you should have to buy a second copy. You know, because when you bought the game, you weren't paying for the development of it or the right to play it, rather, just for the physical disc created, which is why they can't offer you a replacement at a small fee if you've got proof of ownership.
Face it - the game and console developers are very much in the wrong by punishing video game owners in not allowing them to create backups. It preserves their revenue stream at the cost of these users, who are ironically the ones providing them their income. They'll instead punish them by forcing them to buy second copies of lost or damaged games (and as evidenced by Microsoft, there are examples where it's known by the developer that the console itself might harm the game without user intervention) instead of just providing them with either a replacement service (not hard to prove you own a game, either by providing a receipt or other materials) or a means to back up.
Get off your high horse; modding is definitely sometimes used to do nefarious things and to avoid paying for software purchases, but it's not the only reason to have a console modded, no matter how much hot wind you blow about it.
plug and play!! i gotta check this out if and when it comes out. this looks rather nice. not up for the soldering
Hmmm, I will soon have a free 1tb SATA drive... No more disk swaping...
I love that on my modded XBOX... My Wii is out of warranty...
I will have to keep an eye on THIS mod.